If a capital gains tax is put in place by the Labour-led government, it will be repealed by a National government, National Party leader Simon Bridges says.

The number of people moving to New Zealand is at lowest level in three years but economists say that doesn’t mean a rapid fall in migration is coming.

Nearly 100% of landlords who completed a simplified tenancy law reform submission form believe it should be possible to buy and sell properties without sitting tenants.

Growing numbers of property managers are announcing that they will be replacing letting fees with new charges for landlords.

Higher sales volumes and prices characterised Auckland’s market in October, according to Barfoot & Thompson’s latest data.

Disappointment is on the cards for the Government as their policy changes are unlikely to cause a mass exodus of investors from the housing market, experts believe.

Don’t expect an interest rate rise shock to trigger a housing market meltdown anytime soon, BNZ’s chief economist says.

It is no longer legal to charge tenants letting fees after Parliament today voted to pass legislation banning them from 12 December.

Take note, investors - Auckland is now a buyers’ market for the first time since 2011, Realestate.co.nz’s October data reveals.

It seems there is some life in the market yet with property values springing back to life in the latest QV data.

Record levels of new dwelling consents are still being issued but commentators say trends within the consents data reveal the changing face of residential building in New Zealand.

If 90 day no cause termination notices are removed, the NZ Property Investors Federation says a “two strike” notice system should be adopted instead.

Migration flows into New Zealand continue to ease and that should help to ease some housing market demand pressure.

Landlords worried about full rent refunds to tenants due to non-consented work can take hope from a new High Court ruling that challenges the precedent.

Investors might soon get a break if the Reserve Bank relaxes the LVR restrictions in its next Financial Stability Report as some economists are suggesting it will.

Sales activity nationwide is down to new lows with new REINZ data showing that September saw the lowest number of properties sold since January.